Ornamented candle



Dec. 3, 4- 1,520,543

H. F. GLAXR ET AL ORNAMENTED CANDLE Filed Jun 13 1925 jzvariifia r7F/@377 4 7 /0 12 fizz??? Patented Dec. 23, 1924.

STATES ITE warm

HARRY F. AND OSCAR E. BRANSKY, F WHI'IING, INDIANA, ASSIGNORS TO'STANDARD GIL COMPANY, OF WHITING, INDIAN A, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

QRZNAMENTED CANDLE.

Applicationfiled June 13, 1923. Serial No. 645,144.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY F. GLAIR and OSCAR E. BRANSKY, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Whiting, in the county of Lake and Stateof Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in OrnamentedCandles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in ornamented candles andwill be fully understood from the following description, illustrated bythe accompanymg drawings, in which an ornamented candle manufactured inaccordance with the pres- 1 ent invention is shown.

In accordance with the present invention, large irregular scale-likeincrustations are formed on the surface of a wax candle (the body ofwhich preferably consists of paraf- -fin wax), the candle beingsubsequently colored in any suitable manner, by a simple dip intocolored wax or by dipping in the manner described in the prior patent ofBrinker et al No. 1,428,940, granted Septemas her 12,1922.

In carrying out our invention we dip a wax candle into a molten body ofMontan wax, having a melting point of 176 to 186 F, the dip ing beingeffected by simple so immersion and withdrawal of the wax candle. Theresulting coating, when cold, has a broken irregular scale-likeappearance, the scale-like incrustations having the general appearanceillustrated in the drawing in which the candle is indicated by 5 and theincrustations by the numeral 6. The margins of these incrustations tendto curve away from the body of the candle to a greater or less extent,and, by light pressure with the hands, portions of the margins of theincrustations which protrude too far from the body of the candle may bebroken away, to prevent their subsequent breakage during transportation.

After the scale-like incrustations have been produced on the surface ofthe candle, it may be. coated in any suitable manner, by simple dippingif a single color is desired, or, if a number of colors are desired bythe method described in the prior patent above referred to. Coloring bythe latter method is particularly desirable, as the irregular scale-likesurface of the coating of the candle produces pockets and depressions inwhich color may lodge and the richness of coloration is therebymaterially enhanced.

We claim:

1. An ornamented candle having scalelike surface incrustations ofirregular size.

2. A candle havingscale-like surface. incrustations of irregular sizeand a color coating superimposed thereon.

3. An ornamented candle having a body consisting largely of paraflin waxand irregular surface incrustations of scale-like character of Montanwax.

4. An ornamented candle having a body

